Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1887-05-05
WA SHIN TON LETTER.

hC 10 Oilt VI Lilt OutitSL
news seasons known in Washington,
and reporters have in their despe-
ration worked the canard of the
Presidents alleged too soon decli-
nation of a second nomination for
all 1t was worth. 1t is now known
that the story bias no basis in fact.
The President did not tell the west
ern Senator, Vest, that he would not
accept a second nomination or any,
thing Of the kind. He has frequent
ly said in a jocular way to Senators
and Members who were pursuing
him with petitions for appointments:
"Well, / am quite willing for you
fellows to try this business and
manage it better if you can. You
shall have my support and unique
vote for the presidency" 1t is well
known that number of Democratic
Members and Senators are opposed
to a second term for Mr.. Cleveland
and 1T is certain that Senator Vest
was expressing his own wishes
rather than the expressed deter
mination of Mr.. Cleveland when
in conviyial frame of mind ut an
uptown restaurant, he talked upon
the subject of a second term and
sounded the key note to what has
swelIed through newspaper exagger-
alton into a grand overture.
1t is evident that the music did
not please Mr. Cleveland, for he
FASTENED through his alter ego, Col.
Lamont to repudiate the motif, and
in doing this, he has been betrayed
into a maladroit bid for second
nomination. No one who has fol-
lowed the history of the present
administration can be of other opin-
ION than that Mr.. Cleveland is
working with political shrewdness
for the Democratic and Mugwump
nomination in 1883. That he will
get the Democratic nomination is
possible, but it is very doubtful if
he can hold on to the Mugwump con
tingent. There are very recent
signs Of detection among his
staunch and powerful supporters of
the literary Mugwumpian persuasion.
There is a renewal of talk of an
extra session, which it is now
thought will be called in October.
The surplus in the treasury increases
continuously at the rate of $l0,OOO,-
900 per month. 1t is realized that
something must be done to arrest this
drain upon the circulation of the
country. The extra session should
have been called Immediately after
the fourth of March, and it is urged
by some that if the country can
endure the strain until the first of
October it can continue two
months longer until the time Of
the regular session. But nearly a
month will necessarily be taken in
the election of speaker, the orgaui-
cation of committees aud the other
preliminaries to the real work of
Legislation. If Congress does not
assemble until the first Monday in
December the Christmas holidays
will seriously interrupt the first
month Of the session; two months
will intervene before Congress can
mature and pass needed revenue
Legislation, and by this time Con
gross and the country viii be SO
disturbed by the approaching presi-
dental campaign that politics will
>uhe craftsmanship and no revenue
bilj Will be passed.
There has not rs yet been an
exodus from Washington There
lis great activity about the the de
partments and in society. Many
members and senators are still here.
Tie Interstate Commerce Com
mission has, as was expected,
attracted to tie city many visitors
distinguished IN commerce and
politics. Great preparations are
being made for the competitive
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